Merge dev into release/1.6.0

[nilo-ms]

Proposed changes

Update release 1.6.0 with latest dev that contains fix for macOS E2E test

Type of change

• [X] Feature work
• [ ] Bug fix
• [ ] Documentation
• [ ] Engineering change
• [ ] Test
• [ ] Logging/Telemetry

Risk

• [ ] High – Errors could cause MAJOR regression of many scenarios. (Example: new large features or high level infrastructure changes)
• [ ] Medium – Errors could cause regression of 1 or more scenarios. (Example: somewhat complex bug fixes, small new features)
• [X] Small – No issues are expected. (Example: Very small bug fixes, string changes, or configuration settings changes)